Counselor

The Retreat Inc.; Town of Riverhead (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Retreat, Inc. in Riverhead, NY is seeking a bilingual counselor to provide counseling to adults and children who have experienced power-based violence, including domestic violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, sexual assault and trafficking.

The role supports clients through telehealth or in person, with a hybrid schedule and travel to Hauppauge and East End offices. Requires a Master's degree in Social Work or related field with 2+ years trauma-informed experience; Spanish/English

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in trauma-informed care.
• Experience with victims of power-based violence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual, group or family counseling in person or through telehealth.
• The ability to assess clients appropriately.
• Maintain a minimum caseload of 20 clients.
• Co-facilitation of one weekly group per year.
• Offer crisis-intervention, safety planning, and emotional support to clients in urgent or high-risk situation.
• Coordinate with Child Protective Services and other agencies.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Zoom

Google Suite

Job description

Position: Bilingual Counselor

FLSA Status: Exempt

Hours: Monday through Friday with two evening shifts per week (11:00-7:00)- 35 hours per week

Salary Range: $65,000-$68,000

Department/Location: Agency Riverhead office with travel required to our Hauppauge location and potential travel to our East End office. This position offers a flexible hybrid work schedule, with the opportunity to work remotely up to two days per week.

PURPOSE:

Provide counseling services to adults and children who have experienced power-based violence. This may include domestic violence, family violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking.

POSITION RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports to the Director of Counseling

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides individual, group or family counseling sessions in person or through telehealth
• The ability to assess client's appropriately
• Maintain a minimum caseload of 20 clients
• Co-facilitation of one weekly group per year
• Offer crisis-intervention, safety planning, and emotional support to clients in urgent or high-risk situation
• Support clients in building coping strategies, self-regulation skills, and resilience throughout their healing journey
• Maintain timely, accurate and confidential documentation, including intakes, informed consent, progress notes, etc., in compliance with Agency, ethical and funder standards
• Conducts weekly client sessions in person or virtually
• Coordinates with Child Protective Services and other agencies to provide ongoing and comprehensive support and intervention to client family systems
• Participates in weekly individual supervision and weekly group supervision
• Must work two evening shifts per week
• May be able to work remotely based on the needs of the department
• Attends agency functions as requested by management
• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALITIFICATIONS

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling or related field with 2+ years of experience in trauma informed care and experience.
• Previous experience working with victims impacted by power-based violence preferred.
• Participate in continuing education to build knowledge of field

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Spanish/English bilingual required
• Great organizational skills
• Good computer skills
• Experience with evidence-based modalities that are implemented with trauma survivors.
• Must be willing to work two evening shifts per work week
• Hybrid schedule. Subject to change
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Must be able to maintain client/agency confidentiality, and treat each individual with dignity and respect
• Must be fluent in Microsoft Office, Zoom and Google Suite

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Must have New York State Driver's License (required) and reliable transportation (mileage reimbursed)
• Fingerprint clearance required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Sits, stands, stoops, squats, walks, and moves intermittently during work hours.
• May lift, push or pull 10-20 pounds daily; may push or pull up to 50 pounds occasionally
• May be able to carry and set up tables and boxes of materials for special events

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides individual, group or family counseling sessions in person or through telehealth
• The ability to assess client's appropriately
• Maintain related statistics and complete case notes accurately
• Attends agency functions as requested by management

JOB FUNCTIONS

Every effort has been made to make agency job descriptions as complete as possible. However, it does not state or imply that these are the only duties required for this position or the sole responsibilities for which this employee will be accountable. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, is a logical assignment to the position, or is within the scope of generally accepted business practices for an employee with this specific job title.

THE RETREAT, INC. IS COMMITTED TO A POLICY OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MILITARY STATUS, VETERAN STATUS, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM STATUS, DISABILITY, PREGNANCY-RELATED CONDITION, GENDER IDENTITY, RELIGION, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, FAMILIAL STATUS, ANCESTRY, PRIOR ARREST OR CONVICTION RECORD OR ANY OTHER PROTECTED CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.